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Need for Speed: Shift

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Need for Speed: Shift
Need for Speed: Shift cover
Developers
Slightly Mad Studios
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Madness Engine
Release dates
Windows September 15, 2009
Need for Speed: Shift guide on StrategyWiki
Need for Speed: Shift on MobyGames
Need for Speed: Shift on Wikipedia
Need for Speed: Shift
Subseries of Need for Speed
Need for Speed: Shift 2009
Shift 2 Unleashed 2011

Key points

No DLCs for the PC version. DLC content can still be accessed by modding the game, see How to get DLC cars and tracks.
Origin version have a problem with DRM files. A crack or Paul.dll and winui.dll from legal Origin Medal of Honor 2010 is need to run.

General information

Need for Speed Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Requires online activation
Can only be used x times
SecuROM PA DRM, unknown machine limit. A De-Authorization Tool is available.
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Demo

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1 and 1.2

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest version is 1.0.2. It can be downloaded here for European players, and here for American players.

Community overhaul

Requires you have previously patched the game to 1.0.2.
Users of NoGripRacing forums, made a community patch that fixes many of the bugs left in the game and improve driving experience. Remember to follow carefully the installation guide of Overhaul Mod.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Movies.
  2. Delete or rename Attract.bik and Franchise_Ident.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NFS SHIFT\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NFS SHIFT\<user-id>
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Polish
Russian

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
12 Added in a patch (see Patches).[1]
Online play
12 Formerly only 8 players can participate, but recent patches raised numbers of players to 12.

Issues fixed

Microstuttering on Windows 8

NFS Shift will experience fps stuttering when running on Windows 8.[citation needed]
Windows compatibility mode[citation needed]

Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows Vista (SP2).

Insanely slow loadings on Windows 10

NFS Shift can experience extremely slow loadings when running on Windows 10.[citation needed]
Windows compatibility mode[citation needed]

Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows Vista (SP2). Right click on icon and click on "troubleshoot compatibility".

The game always restarts with default graphics settings

Reduce the refresh rate

Don't set the refresh rate to 120Hz or 144Hz in the game options.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Mods

How to get DLC cars and tracks

Install the DLC files[2]
  1. Install the NFS Shift 1.02 patch for your region.
  2. Unpack your game with Shift unpacker.
  3. Copy JSGME to the installation folder. Run the executable and allow it to create the MODS folder.
  4. Download the DLC files (cars and tracks) and extract them in the MODS folder.
  5. Run JSGME again and click the right arrow button to install the DLC files.
  6. Add -loose to your NFS Shift shortcut/launch options.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz
AMD X2 3800+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/24870/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (24870) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References